62nd St BBQ

62nd St BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 12th of 27 at the Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews (2023). They are ranked #4233 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,233

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1478

peak 1478 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 31, 2015

latest Aug 9, 2024 · 9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1020

Master 2024 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

667.3372 / 720

Master · Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews

Perfect 180s

Current form

662.64 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 625.72 (+36.93)

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Chicken · Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews

Consistency

±59.53

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.78 · weakest Brisket (156.53)

Road miles

962

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 109 mi

Schedule strength

53%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)

Purse competed for

$60K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

625.72 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

667.3372 career-best overall

92.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.3372 at Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews — 92.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 11, 2023

A tough matchup

8–1 behind in the head-to-head

Backdraft BBQ ahead in 89% of their meetings

Backdraft BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.25 points below their pork, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 156.53
Pork avg 162.78
2 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DOUBLE J SMOKERS in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at SLV Beat the Heat BBQ (Aug 6, 2021).

last seen Aug 2, 2019
back Aug 6, 2021

Pork nemesis

8 of 8 shared pork entries lost

BRACKEN RACKS BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BRACKEN RACKS BBQ has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared pork entries.

Boom or bust

±8.27% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±8.27% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 86.9% of a perfect score
best 92.7%

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An August team

Top 60% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 60% across 6 contests, versus top 69% the rest of the year.

6 August contests
top 69% the rest of the year

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024 ↗	Master	#1020 (99 pts)	#686 (254 pts)	#1605 (54 pts)	#1155 (79 pts)	#1126 (79 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1022 (117 pts)	#1153 (102 pts)	#989 (157 pts)	#1179 (87 pts)	#1203 (82 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1372 (145 pts)	#1483 (140 pts)	#1575 (120 pts)	#1359 (170 pts)	#997 (290 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to 62nd St BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Three Stooges bbq

#4,237 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1502

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2023

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Stock Car BBQ

#4,232 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1510

They've been 1510 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 23, 2023

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QUE TALKIN' TO ME

#4,224 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1504

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 3 years before 62nd St BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

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Saucy Bones Q Crew

#4,243 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1478

Level with 62nd St BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Feb 24, 2017

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Q-THIS

#4,239 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1478

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2019

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Key corner cookers

#4,251 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1514

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2024

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Backdraft BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
DOUBLE J SMOKERS	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
WOODY'S Q SHACK	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Service Dog BBQ	7	6	1	86%	⚔ compare
WILD HOGS BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Chucho Q	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
PIG IN A PIT	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
HONEYMAN BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
UNCLE J'S	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	1	177.7372	149.1656	162.34	top 65%
Pork Ribs	11	1	0	170.2972	149.0856	158.83	top 72%
Pork	11	0	0	173.1200	142.8228	162.78	top 61%
Brisket	11	2	0	172	123.9316	156.53	top 60%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 70%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 67%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	3	26	0	top 69%	Aug 2, 2019
Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews	2	12	0	top 50%	Aug 9, 2024

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 2 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 11 of 11 contests

Contests visited 8 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 215 finished ahead 145 times, behind 292

Longest layoff 2 yrs Aug 2, 2019 → Aug 6, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20242 milestones

Aug 9 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7372 Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews
Aug 9 Most recent contest Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews

20232 milestones

Aug 11 10th tracked contest Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews
Aug 11 Career-best overall score667.3372 Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews

20191 milestone

Jun 7 First call Buskers, Brews & BBQ

20171 milestone

Aug 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6344 San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ

20152 milestones

Jul 31 First tracked contest SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili
Jul 31 Peak power rating (1487) SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.1	25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge	Jun 15, 2018
+4.5	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews	Aug 11, 2023
+3.8	Buskers, Brews & BBQ	Jun 7, 2019
+3	SLV Beat the Heat BBQ	Aug 6, 2021
+2	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews	Aug 9, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.3	SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili	Jul 31, 2015
-12.7	National Western BBQ Throwdown	Jan 8, 2016
-12.3	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest	Jul 21, 2017
-6.6	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ	Aug 3, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	100%	top 55%	92%	92%
2023	1	100%	top 44%	92.7%	92.7%
2021	1	0%	top 57%	92.6%	92.6%
2019	2	100%	top 57%	91.8%	91.4%
2018	2	0%	top 64%	90.7%	89.3%
2017	2	0%	top 80%	91.3%	77.9%
2016	1	0%	top 100%	80.1%	80.1%
2015	1	0%	top 100%	81.3%	81.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 9, 2024	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO	16 / 29 (662.7428)	2 (177.7372)	27 (157.6572)	20 (164.5256)	20 (162.8228)
Aug 11, 2023	Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO	12 / 27 (667.3372)	15 (167.9772)	7 (170.2972)	18 (165.1200)	19 (163.9428)
Aug 6, 2021	SLV Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	24 / 42 (666.8004)	36 (162.2744)	32 (163.4060)	11 (173.1200)	12 (168)
Aug 2, 2019	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ 🏅 Alamosa, CO	33 / 54 (661.0628)	37 (164)	35 (165.1200)	40 (159.9428)	8 (172)
Jun 7, 2019	Buskers, Brews & BBQ 🏅 Aurora, CO	20 / 38 (655.2800)	21 (163.9888)	31 (155.9544)	15 (167.3712)	10 (167.9656)
Aug 3, 2018	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	35 / 41 (633.0400)	35 (158.8228)	39 (151.3828)	24 (165.7256)	32 (157.1088)
Jun 15, 2018	25th Annual Colorado BBQ Challenge Frisco, CO	26 / 62 (653.1200)	19 (166.2856)	21 (165.7488)	20 (167.4284)	40 (153.6572)
Aug 4, 2017	San Luis Valley Beat the Heat BBQ Alamosa, CO	26 / 44 (657.6344)	30 (163.4172)	28 (162.8572)	33 (161.6800)	11 (169.6800)
Jul 21, 2017	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	46 / 46 (463.8400)	—	36 (155.9428)	32 (160)	43 (147.8972)
Jan 8, 2016	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	36 / 36 (576.4916)	34 (149.1656)	33 (149.6916)	34 (142.8228)	34 (134.8116)
Jul 31, 2015	SLV Beat the Heat - Barbeque, Brews and Chili Alamosa, CO	29 / 29 (585.5200)	28 (149.6916)	26 (149.0856)	19 (162.8112)	29 (123.9316)

62nd St BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Boom or bust

An August team

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)